Victim Roger Brokke testified Tuesday he was bitten, absorbed punches to the head and was stabbed but still hung on during a fracas when a man who wouldn’t take no for an answer to his story idea broke into a TV station in May.

Wednesday will be the third day of trial for Ray Anthony Miles, 49, who is charged with three counts of aggravated battery and one count each of aggravated burglary and making a criminal threat. Miles also is charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property.

Brokke had a bite mark on a shoulder that was visible through his clothing, a Topeka police officer testified during the trial of Miles, who is accused of assaulting four WIBW-TV employees.

“You could see the bleeding pattern coming through his shirt,” Topeka police officer Jon Soden said

Brokke, general sales manager at WIBW-TV, testified he suffered at least three bites from his left shoulder to the top of his back.

Brokke and several other employees were taking a cardiopulmonary resuscitation class inside WIBW-TV at 631 S.W. Commerce on May 23 when they heard someone had broken through a locked door and was rushing into the station.

News director Jon Janes testified Miles had come to the station to ask him to do a story about a problem he said he was having with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

"I told him I didn't think we could help him," Janes said of Miles, who was impatient, fidgeting, very angry and agitated.

Janes said he suggested several sources of help for Miles, who pointed at Janes and said the station would do his story.

About five minutes later, Miles used a lamp in a waiting room to break through a locked glass door to enter the station.

"He came at me at a dead run," Janes said. "He said, 'You wouldn't do my story!' He hit me in the chest, my head snapped into the wall, and I fell flat down. I was stunned."

Brokke then intervened, rushing low at the attacker, trying to tackle him.

The man punched Brokke at least three times in the left ear, cutting the ear and knocking off his glasses, Brokke testified.

In a surveillance camera video, Miles could be seen swinging a roundhouse punch that struck Brokke's jaw, snapping his head. Brokke, Janes and other employees slowly took Miles to the floor in a station hallway.

Brokke was gripping Miles’ right thigh when he felt pain in his shoulder.

“He’s biting me, he’s biting me!” Brokke said he yelled.

Miles kicked WIBW employee Cary Lahnum in the face, then Brokke felt pain in his left hip.

“He’s got a knife, he’s got a knife!” Brokke said he yelled.

Brokke looked at the knife, and the hand holding it was black. Miles was the only black man in the pile of fighters.

Brokke said he grabbed Miles’ wrist with the knife for “self-preservation” because his back was exposed to Miles.

“I’m going to (expletive) kill you all!” Brokke quoted Miles as yelling at least once.

When the fighting ended, Brokke was bleeding “significantly” from the left ear, which required four stitches to close; had the knife wound to the bone in the hip; was bleeding from a floor burn that left a scar; and had the bite marks.

WIBW employee Greg Palmer suffered a knife wound to a thigh requiring eight stitches. Palmer testified he put a finger in Miles’ eyes and threatened to yank them out, but that had no impact.

Palmer then bent Miles’ left forefinger back to his wrist, which helped take Miles to the floor, he testified.

Soden and other police officers arrived at the station to take Miles into custody.

Early on Tuesday, Shawnee County District Court Judge Evelyn Wilson reconsidered a ruling she made Monday dealing with shooting news photographs of Miles during the trial.

On Monday, Wilson said photographs couldn't be shot of Miles based on a Kansas Supreme Court rule prohibiting pictures of victims and witnesses if they objected to camera coverage.

But on Tuesday, Wilson said news photographs of Miles would be allowed during his trial. The exception would be if Miles were to take the witness stand, Wilson said.

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and there are many vets who come home realize life isn't fair and by grit make a successful transition. But it also may be a message to those who send others in harm's way while they sit in ease and display their greed and cowardice. God is long-suffering, but He is not unaware. part of love and long-suffering is warning. The door is still open, but it won't remain so forever. James and Proverbs daily would be a better use of time for many of our leaders. It's also cheaper than time spent pandering. James says to warn those who enrich themselves by mistreating those under them. Too many, even church leaders, stand actively or passively and let it happen. We want separation of God and state, this is but one instance which shows it's coming true. In spite of what many of our leaders profess, their actions show their true allegiance. God says we show our love to Him, by how we treat others. Too many of our leaders place power and money as their gods. We all at times do, but God will judge leaders harder. Didn't write it, but it's there.